fair-trading

verb

present participle of fair-trade
as in selling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-trading
  1. selling
  2. marketing
  3. supplying
  4. retailing
  5. purchasing
  6. distributing
  7. buying
  8. peddling
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  • Many advisors also aim to reduce your lifetime tax bill with such strategies as selling profitable assets during your lower income years.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fremantle, which has a first-look deal with Me+You, is selling the show globally.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of selling
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  • In addition to marketing its own brands in India, the company is investing in the market as well.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that brands are now marketing retinol creams, neck moisturizers, red-light devices and other treatments specifically for tech-neck wrinkles.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketing
Verb
  • Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • That included voluntarily supplying law enforcement with lists of disgruntled current and former employees, and of the names of dissatisfied customers.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • Related Articles The new capsule featured 18 pieces ranging from the RHW Bonded Briefs, retailing for $350, to the Sculpted Blazers, priced at $3,000, one of Huntington-Whiteley’s favorite pieces paired with their new miniskirts.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The 35 mm watch comes in either platinum or a silvered 18-karat Breguet gold, retailing for $203,300 and $184,800, respectively, and joins the house’s permanent collection.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of retailing
Verb
  • One option discussed within the group was purchasing tickets on a Copa Airlines flight from Panama to Valencia.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At one point before its completion, Kanye West reportedly toured the active construction site, expressing a keen interest in purchasing the sprawling hillside complex.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of purchasing
Verb
  • Deablo wears the green dot for the Falcons’ defense, giving him the responsibility of distributing play calls to his teammates.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The rollout included distributing the new shoe across 5,000 doors, twice the average for a Nike basketball signature shoe, Hill explained.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • Moulds is responsible for buying health care for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the second-largest health care purchaser, behind only the federal government.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • On Monday, Goldman Sachs released its first guide to buying and collecting luxury jewelry and watches.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of buying
Verb
  • Teachers union rivals accused of peddling 'lies' about NY school choice plan.
    — , FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The 58th annual fall fest returned to downtown Frankfort, offering live entertainment, carnival rides, food booths, crafters peddling their wares and Sunday’s parade.
    — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of peddling
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